ERICACEZ. LV. Tarsaupra. 
late, subcorymbose, 5-10 together, drooping. 
Corolla 14 inch long. 
Coarctate-flowered Thibaudia. Shrub. 
5 T. cavriara`ra (Ruiz et Pav. 1. c. t. 386.) branchlets angu- 
lar; leaves nearly sessile, cordate-oblong, obtuse, denticulated ; 
racemes few-flowered; bracteas lanceolate, acuminated ; caly- 
cine teeth short, acute ; filaments glabrous. h.S. Native of 
Peru. Leaves 4 inches long, feather-nerved. Bracteas perma- 
nent, lanceolate, coriaceous. Corolla an inch long. 
Wing-stemmed Thibaudia. Shrub. 
6 T. extirrica (Ruiz et Pav. l. c. t. 384. f. b.) branchlets 
angular ; leaves elliptic-oblong, with revolute margins ; flowers 
aggregate ; calycine teeth acutish, very short. h.S. Native 
of Peru. Leaves 3 inches long, attenuated at the base, on short 
petioles, feather-nerved. Peduncles half an inch long. 
Elliptic-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 
7 T. emareina‘ra (Ruiz et Pav. l. c. t. 384. f. a.) branch- 
lets terete, glabrous; leaves obovate, emarginate, bristly be- 
neath; flowers solitary ; calyx obsoletely 5-toothed; corollas 
conical ; filaments glabrous. h. S. Native of Peru. Leaves 
1} inch long, 3-nerved, acute at the base. Corolla ventri- 
cose, 3 lines long. Flowers pendulous. Peduncles glabrous. 
Emarginate-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 
8 T. rroripanpa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 269. 
t. 254.) branchlets terete, glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, acumi- 
nated, reticulately veined, glabrous, as well as the inflorescence ; 
racemes axillary, solitary ; bracteas imbricated; filaments gla- 
brous. kh. 5S. Native of New Grenada, near Santa Fe de Bo- 
gota. Leaves 5 inches long. Calycine teeth ovate, acute. 
Corolla ventricose, scarlet. 
Bundle-flowered Thibaudia. Shrub. 
9 T. tonerronia (H. B. et Kunth, |. c.) branchlets pentagonal, 
glabrous; leaves long-lanceolate, acuminated, obtuse at the 
base, reticulately triple and quintuple-nerved, and are, as well 
as the calyxes and corollas, glabrous. h.G. Native of the 
Andes, about Quindiu, near La Seja. Leaves 6-7 inches long. 
Racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves. Flowers size and 
structure of those of the preceding species. 
Long-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 
10 T. rarca`ra (H. B. et Kunth, l. c.) branchlets terete, gla- 
brous, fuscescent; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, falcate at the 
apex, acute at the base, reticulately quintuple-nerved, and are, 
as well as the calyx and corollas, glabrous. h.S. Native of 
New Granada, near Almaguer. Leaves 8 inches long. Ra- 
cemes axillary, solitary, shorter than the leaves. 
Falcate-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 
11 T. macropuy'txa (H. B. et Kunth, |. c. p. 270.) branchlets 
terete, glabrous ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, rounded 
at the base, reticulately quintuple-nerved, and are, as well as 
the calyx and corollas, glabrous. kh. S. Native on the Andes, 
about Popayan, near Pindamon and Palace. Leaves on short 
petioles, 8-9 inches long. Racemes axillary, solitary, nearly 
sessile, 3 or 4 times shorter than the leaves. Corollas large, 
tubular, white, but red and ventricose below. Calycine teeth 
short, acute. 
Long-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub 10 feet. 
12 T. rupe’stris (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 270.) branchlets 
downy, striated a little; leaves lanceolate, bluntish, acute at the 
base, reticulately veined, glabrous above and downy beneath, 
especially on the nerves ; calyxes glabrous. h.S. Native of 
New Granada, in Paramo de Saragura, near Loxa and Alto de 
Pulla. Leaves 3 inches long. Racemes axillary. Fruit nearly 
globose, about the size of those of Prùnus spinosa. 
Rock Thibaudia. Shrub. 3 
13 T. niriwa (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 271.) branchlets trigo- 
Berries large. 
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nal, ? glabrous, fuscescent; leaves oblong, obtuse, rounded at 
the base, somewhat quintuple-nerved, shining, and are, as well 
as the calyxes and corollas, glabrous. h. S. Native on the 
eastern declivities of the Andes, about Quindiu, between Que- 
brada de Tochecito and La Seja. Leaves on short petioles, 4 
inches long, beset with minute dots beneath. Racemes axillary, 
solitary, almost sessile, 2 inches long, involucrated by large 
roundish-ovate, obtuse, concave, coloured bracteas at the base. 
Shining-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. f 
14 T. corDIFÒLIA (H. B. et Kunth, |. c. p. 271. t. 255.) 
branchlets furrowed, resinous, shining; leaves ovate, cordate, 
obtuse, quintuple or septuple-nerved, shining above, and are, as 
well as the calyxes, glabrous; corollas downy. h.G. Native 
of New Granada, on the Andes. Bracteas oblong, obtuse, 
coloured, concave. Calycine teeth ovate, acute. Corolla tubu- 
lar, ventricose. Racemes axillary at the tops of the branches, 
solitary, sessile, hardly longer than the leaves. Filaments gla- 
brous. 
Heart-leaved Thibaudia. Shrub. 
15 T. merastomoipss (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 272.) branch- 
lets terete, smooth, brown, glabrous; leaves oblong, short-acu- 
minated, rounded at the base, rather cordate, reticulately quin- 
tuple-nerved, and are, as well as the calyxes and corollas, gla- 
brous. h. G. Native along with the preceding. Leaves 
having minute scattered dots beneath, 3 inches long, and an inch 
broad. Racemes axillary, solitary, sessile, shorter than the 
leaves, covered with the imbricated bracteas before expansion. 
Bracteas oblong, concave, rounded at the apex. 
Melastoma-like Thibaudia. Shrub. 
16 T. strosutirera (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 272.) branch- 
lets downy, obsoletely angular; leaves oblong, acuminated, 
rounded at the base, reticulately triple or quintuple-nerved, and 
are, as well as the calyxes and corollas, glabrous. h. G. Na- 
tive of New Granada, in frigid places, between Rio Uduchapa 
and Paramo de Saraguru, near Loxa. Leaves beset with black 
dots beneath, reticulately 3-5-nerved, 24 inches long. Racemes 
axillary, solitary, sessile, shorter than the leaves, strobile 
formed before expansion. Bracteas at the base of the pedicels, 
oblong, rounded and ciliated at top. Corolla tubular, ventri- 
cose at the base, red. Calycine teeth short, ovate, acute. Fila- 
ments ciliated. 
Strobile-bearing Thibaudia. Shrub. 
17 T. scasniu’scuta (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 272.) branches 
terete, roughish; branchlets angular, downy, fuscous ; leaves 
oblong, acuminated, rounded and subcordate at the base, 
roughish from dots above, downy on the nerves beneath, and 
beset with minute black dots between the nerves; branchlets, 
calyxes, and corollas downy. R. G. Native about Quindiu, 
on the Andes. Inflorescence like that of the preceding spe- 
cies. 
Roughish Thibaudia. Shrub. 
18 T. pusy’scens (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 273.) climbing: 
branchlets trigonal, hairy; leaves oblong, or oblong-elliptic, 
acuminated, rounded at the base, reticulately quintuple or sep- 
tuple-nerved, glabrous above, but downy beneath, as well as the 
calyxes and corollas. kh. J- S. Native near Caraccas, on 
Mount Avila, between Puerta de la Silla and El Pexual: also 
of New Granada, near Ibague and Boca del Monte. Branches 
red. Leaves 5 inches long and 2 broad. Racemes axillary, 
solitary, sessile, covered by the bracteas before expansion, | to 
14 inch long. Corolla whitish-red. Calyxes with ovate-oblong, 
obtuse, spreading teeth. Filaments glabrous. 
Downy Thibaudia. Shrub climbing. 
19 T. Quere'me (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 274. t. 256.) 
branchlets terete, glabrous, brown; leaves oval-elliptic, acumi- 
